A Good Appetite

Given the outré kugels of my childhood — the lasagna-esque mixes of onions, tomatoes and noodles; the herb-layered potato and mushroom gratins — what exactly could I get away with and still call kugel?

Dining In, Dining Out/Style Desk

A few years ago, I attended a Rosh Hashana dinner at the home of the Israeli ambassador in Washington. At the center of the table were two bowls, one filled with apples and the other with pomegranates.

September 8, 2004diningNews

Dining In, Dining Out/Style Desk

When I asked my 90-year-old mother, Pearl, why the shank bone I buy every year for my Passover Seder does not look like hers, she thought a second. Maybe it's because she has been refreezing the same bone for 20, 30, maybe 40 years, she said.

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